Babaluu Bar & Ristorante — Restaurant in Budva

I honestly don’t even know where to start, but this was by far one of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever had in my life. This place is an absolute disaster — horrible food, terrible service, and prices that make no sense for what you actually get. If you’re thinking of visiting, save yourself the time, money, and nerves. We ordered several dishes, and every single one of them was awful. Nothing matched the description on the menu, the flavors were bland or simply disgusting, and the overall quality was shockingly low for the price. Let’s start with the spaghetti. What we received was just plain pasta with some ground meat, a few fried tomato chunks, and a pile of arugula thrown on top for no reason. When I asked the waiter where the actual tomato sauce was (because the menu clearly implied there should be one), I was told very rudely: “It is in tomato sauce, can’t you see?” After insisting multiple times, they finally brought me a cold tomato sauce in a jar — yes, cold, straight from the fridge — and expected me to just pour it over my already cold pasta. When I pointed out how ridiculous this was, the waiter snapped at me and said something along the lines of, “Lady, I’ll just replace your dish if you don’t like it,” with such a rude attitude as if I personally owed him money or had offended him. Absolutely unacceptable behavior towards a customer. Eventually, they replaced it with another pasta dish, which at least resembled a Bolognese: too much tomato sauce, too much meat, almost no pasta, and now basil instead of arugula. Still not good, but at least recognizable. The ribs were another disaster — completely drowned in an overly sweet barbecue sauce that made it impossible to taste the actual meat. It felt like chewing sauce with some bones hidden inside. Their so-called “signature salad” was nothing more than giant chunks of vegetables (literally cut like they were preparing horse feed), with cold pieces of chicken, covered in some strange dressing that ruined everything. The texture and taste were both terrible. The burger looked nice on the plate, but the taste was awful. The bun felt like it was at least 10 days old, cold, dry, and definitely not toasted. The patty was strange, chewy, and flavorless, and the mysterious white sauce inside was disgusting. Honestly, it was inedible. Even the lemonade was a joke — it was literally just pure squeezed lemon juice, nothing else. That is not lemonade. That’s just lemon juice. Overall, this place is absolutely not worth visiting. The food is disgusting, the service is rude and careless, and the atmosphere is just unpleasant. I left feeling frustrated, hungry, and like I had completely...

There’s one rule worth remembering everywhere you go: never sit down at a restaurant placed right outside a mall’s main entrance. This visit confirmed it.

The menu looked more like a Tolstoy novel than a food list — endless pages that left more confusion than choice. After 15 minutes of searching, we settled on a Babaluu Burger, spaghetti Bolognese, a salad, homemade lemonade, beer, and tea.

The burger was enormous but awful: a giant patty thrown together with random flavors that simply didn’t work. The fries, however, were surprisingly good.

The Bolognese was another disappointment. Instead of the expected pasta with tomato-based meat sauce, we were served plain spaghetti with minced meat. When we asked for tomato sauce, it arrived cold — as if nobody thought it should be served warm. Our request to heat it up triggered visible irritation from the waiter, who suggested replacing the dish instead. Eventually, the sauce was reheated, but the unpleasant interaction had already spoiled the meal.

The salad was, frankly, inedible: huge chunks of vegetables drowned under what looked like an entire day’s supply of dressing.

As for the lemonade — if you enjoy drinking a glass of squeezed lemon juice, this one’s for you.

Verdict: Not recommended. Think twice...

The food at Babalu was decent — nothing spectacular, but acceptable for a casual meal. Unfortunately, the service completely ruined our experience. From the moment we sat down, we were ignored for nearly 30 minutes. Every time we asked another staff member for assistance, we were told they couldn’t help us and that only our designated waiter could take our order.

When our waiter, whose name later appeared on the bill as Slobo, finally showed up, he was rude and dismissive. We asked for extra plates since we were sharing dishes, but he never brought them. I also asked for ketchup to go with my fries, but he was nowhere to be found for the rest of the meal — I ended up going to the kitchen myself just to get some.

To make matters worse, when we asked for his name due to the poor service, he refused to tell us. Only after we received the bill did we find out his name was Slobo.

Overall, while the food might be passable, the service was unacceptably bad. I wouldn’t recommend this place based on...